The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

  The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel  Format: Hardcover Condition: new Publisher Doubleday first edition Author: Colson Whitehead Summary:  The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a gripping and harrowing reimagining of American slavery through the eyes of Cora, a young enslaved woman who embarks on a desperate flight to freedom. Whitehead’s novel transforms the metaphorical Underground Railroad into a literal subterranean network of tracks and conductors, elevating this historical narrative into a surreal and deeply immersive odyssey. Cora’s journey begins on a Georgia plantation, where she endures the brutality of her enslavers and the weight of her mother’s abandonment. When Caesar, a fellow enslaved person, tells her about the real underground train beneath their feet, they risk everything to escape. Their path is fraught with danger, as they navigate a landscape marked by varying degrees of racial oppr